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El Al has canceled its popular 001 after-midnight flight from Ben Gurion Airport to JFK in New York because of the expected blizzard that is forecast to cripple the Northeast in the United States. Flight 027 to Newark, New Jersey will take off 11 hours late, and the flight from Newark to Tel Aviv will […]
Ari Ne'eman, a pioneer in autism self-advocacy, awarded the Ruderman Prize in Inclusion.
By Rachel Levy
Apple may have handed the Chinese government access to the software used in its iPhones.
Was it a toy? A test by Al Qaeda? Or maybe Amazon got the wrong address?
If US Jews were to make Aliyah at the rate the Jewish Agency expects from France, Israel would have 1 million more Jews.
President Abbas has been genuinely committed against violence - John Kerry, March 3, 2014 at AIPAC conference.
Prior to Sunday's cabinet meeting, Bibi talked about the dangers of Iran, ISIS and anti-Semitism and the importance of Aliyah.
By Rachel Levy
Strange. It wasn't considered as big a deal when it was Shimon Peres who was invited to the White House right before elections in '96.
Seven Americans have volunteered to each take 100 lashes in place of Saudi blogger Raif Badawi.
NY Councilman Greenfield exposes anti-Zionists as Anti Semites: "They are upset because Hitler didn't finish the job."
The waning interest of young Jews in committing themselves either to activism on behalf of the Jewish State or to commitment to observing and learning about their own religion has been a recurrent theme in recent years. One rabbi decided he was going to take a fresh, creative approach to the problem. Rabbi Yosef Wilhelm of […]
Obama was not happy with Netanyahu's keeping him out of the loop, so Bibi put him back in - through a trap door.
Despite claims the Mossad has gone rogue on Iran, Israel's spy agency is not opposed to additional Iran sanctions.
An Israeli Jewish man, Yotam Monjack and an acquaintance, Bryan Jamsheed Tayefeh, are accused of assaulting an American Jew wearing a yarmulke in a bar.
By Rachel Levy
The White House says it's “reserving judgment” on PM Binyamin Netanyahu's visit to address a joint session of Congress on Iran Feb. 11.
The president boasts a failed policy of training foreign forces in countries whose culture is terror.
Boston doctor dies of gunshot wounds.
A man entered the renowned Brigham and Women's Hospital in Boston Tuesday, Jan. 20, and shot a doctor. The doctor, a cardiac surgeon, was rushed to surgery by his colleagues. The suspect died of self-inflicted gunshot wounds, according to reports from various Boston-based media. The shooting took place in the Shapiro Building of the hospital, […]
Obama made a pointed but veiled reference to Netanyahu scaremongering about Iran during a press briefing.
The threat said there was a bomb on the plane.
Nasrallah said Turkey deals with ISIS and al-Nusra, and that the US no longer cares if Assad is dethroned.
Obama scolds Europe for not being more welcoming to its North African immigrants.
It is not the "occupation" and the "Zionist enemy" that are the targets of angry Muslims.
The Obama administration is not in love with Israel but certainly is divorcing itself from the Palestinian Authority.
Obama urged senators to resist pressure from "donors" (i.e. Jews) to increase Iran sanctions.
Now all the U.S. Army has to do is figure which rebel is a fighter and a member of ISIS or Al Qaeda.
In an aboutface, Duke University will not place a minaret on its cathedral or broadcast the Muslim call to prayer.
'War on terror will only be won if it is guided by moral clarity' Netanyahu tells AIPAC leaders.
Radical groups protested a JCRC.UJA-sponsored trip of NYC politicians to Israel.
Following the Adei Ad incident, a new report has emerged alleging the US Consulate is training and arming Arabs with criminal records to be US diplomat's guards in Judea and Samaria.
“I will blow up your store in the name of Allah!”
By Rachel Levy
Egypt's top Islamic cleric warns Charlie Hebdo staff to pull its 'provocative' cover.
Jon Stewart and Jimmy Carter compete to reveal their cluelessness about Islamic terrorism.
White House admits "higher-profile" official should have attended "I am Charlie" rally against Islamic terror.
ISIS-friendly hackers took over U.S. Central Command's social media accounts on Monday.
When Phyllis Chesler first published The New Anti-Semitism more than a decade ago, it was a glowing lamp in the darkening night. Since that time, The Jewish Press readers know that much has gotten worse. Anti-Semitism is louder, more widely and brazenly espoused, with less shame, than it had been in decades. More people can now see what […]
Mitt Romney is weighing his options...
Streit's supplies 40% of US domestic-made Matzos.
New York State Assemblyman Dov Hikind and Councilman David Greenfield had called on Jews to attend Liu’s funeral.
El Al flight to NY cancelled Monday morning due to labor dispute; weather about to play havoc for Israeli air travel.
Jury selection is the first stage of the trial against Dzokhar Tsarnaev for the Boston Marathon bombings and aftermath. It starts Jan. 5, 2015.
Historical academic association rejects effort to castigate Israel for allegedly denying Arabs "academic freedom" and "right to education."
The Republican party is setting the stage for a re-run of 2012 with a party too fractured to make a serious run against the Democrats.
Organized Arab provocations against Settlers are always videotaped - so where's the video backing up the US's version of the event?
ZOA says anti-Zionists should not be permitted in the World Zionist Congress, setting policy for the World Zionist Organization.
The US says it is "deeply troubled" by PA leader Mahmoud Abbas signing the Rome Statute to join ICC.
Israel told the Palestinian Arabs to cease their folly of trying to achieve a state through UN resolutions.
Resolution to force Israel to end the "Occupation" fails at the UN Security Council.
NY Congressman resigns after pleading guilty to tax evasion.
By JTA
New York State Assemblyman Dov Hikind called on the Jewish community to attend the funeral of an assassinated New York police officer. “The brave men and women of the NYPD risk their lives every day to protect us. We value them and stand with them,” Hikind, a Democrat who represents Brooklyn, said in a statement […]
By JTA
“Move Jew” scrawled on a Philadelphia home and slurs written on a synagogue and 10 garages in Chicago.
Two LAPD officers were ambushed overnight as shooters aimed at them as they sat in their patrol car in South Los Angeles
Brandeis president condemns those who expressed no sympathy for slain NYPD officers, ignores campus bullies who attacked student journalist.
Competition was fierce for Simon Wiesenthal Center's 10 Worst anti-Semitic and/or anti-Israel incidents of 2014
TV's 'Homeland' compares Begin to Taliban.
Abbas ignored Kerry’s hints of sanctions and told him Jordan will present a resolution to the UN to force Israel to "Auschwitz borders.”
Free speech for haters but not for those who quote the haters, according to Brandeis students.
The South Carolina senator is another Republican thinking about running to succeed Obama
North Korea and Obama are engaged in escalating threats and both are sniping at Sony.
Gov. Mike Pence celebrated Christmas in Israel and staked his credentials for a possible run at the presidency.
Don’t mess with these Jews.
JetBlue providing free flights to officers to attend slain NYC cop's funeral. Charities also step up.
The US claims that it is unlikely that ISIS shot down the Jordanian F-16 near Raqqa with a heat-seeking missile.
“All the News to Print that Fits Our Agenda”
By JTA
A fundraising campaign started quietly by two first graders two years ago to help find a cure for a rare genetic disease just passed the $1 million mark.
Rosenblatt and several Jewish residents of the neighborhood visited the station on the seventh night of Chanukah to show their support after the murder Saturday of two police officers in neighboring Bedford-Stuyvesant.
Gross jailed for his work on USAid project.
Bank Leumi’s admission is the first time an Israel bank has confessed to helping U.S. customers evade taxes.
By JTA
Just imagine the uproar if it was exposed that the Mossad told agents how to get past US security?
By JTA
Oscar-winner “Into the Arms of Strangers: Stories of the Kindertransport” has been selected for permanent preservation in the Library of Congress by the National Film Registry. The film, released in 2000, documents the rescue of some 10,000 predominantly Jewish children from Nazi-dominated Germany, Austria and Czechoslovakia in the months leading up to World War II. […]
Prosecutor in Ferguson case said 'some witnesses lied under oath' to support officer's version of events.
Radical US Jewish lawyer involved in attempt to unite terrorists.
US teachers are learning "3-D printing" from the Dept. of Defense.
Harvard announced it will "look into" its boycott of SodaStream. But will it remove the boycott?
By JTA
“It was crucial to my survival knowing that I was not forgotten.“
Harvard boycotts SodaStream to avoid offense to Palestinian Arab students.
The State Dept. re-defines “unilateral” and won’t veto a resolution that does not explicitly ”prejudge” outcome of peace talks.
After 5 years in jail, Cuba has released Jewish-American Alan Gross.
By JTA
Jeb Bush announced his intention to “actively” explore the presidency in a Christmas and Hanukkah greeting message. “Merry Christmas and Happy Hanukkah!” the former Florida governor Bush said in a Facebook message posted Tuesday. He described conversations he had with his family over Thanksgiving. “As a result of these conversations and thoughtful consideration of the […]
By Rachel Levy
NYPD is pulling detectives off homicides and other investigations to broaden security of protests across the city.
By Rachel Levy
Turkish President Recep Tayyip Erdogan lost no time this year in publicly offering warm Chanukah greetings to the nation's Jewish community, even ahead of US Pres. Obama.
Abbas’ counting on vocal support doesn’t mean he knows how to count votes.
Bloomberg Philanthropies has announced that Jerusalem and Tel Aviv-Yafo are the first non-U.S. cities selected to participate in the $45 million expansion of its Innovation Teams program. The program aims to improve the capacity of City Halls to effectively design and implement new approaches that improve citizens’ lives by relying on data, open innovation, and […]
By JTA
Swastikas were found spray-painted on a Tufts University building for the third time in nearly two years. The latest swastikas were found Saturday morning on the back wall of the Lewis Hall dormitory on the Somerville, Mass., campus, Boston.com reported. In June, swastikas were found on the university’s Granoff Family Hillel Center. In April 2013, […]
By JTA
The ‘homely’ ancient rock, discovered in 1993, adds evidence of King David’s existence.
By Anav Silverman, Tazpit News Agency
I wanted to proclaim that Israel is not occupying any land and has Biblical and strategic rights to Judea and Samaria and a unified Jerusalem.”
Prime Minister Binyamin Netanyahu said Monday before leaving for Monday’s meeting with U.S. Secretary of State John Kerry in Rome, "In recent years we have rebuffed recurrent attempts to dictate conditions to us that would have harmed Israel's security and which are incompatible with genuine peace. “This time as we will we will not accept […]
Abbas' sidekick Erekat says Palestinian Authority will win the High Noon showdown and go the UN for statehood.
By JTA
Anti-Semites always are around to remind Jews to be scared.
By Jewish News Syndicate (JNS)
Scholastic has called the omission of Israel from the map “inadvertent”.
The hackers wanted to punish the billionaire who loves Israel and hates a nuclear Iran that wants to destroy it.
UCalifornia union passes empty BDS resolution, but triggers "no politics in classroom" policy - win for Israel!
Most Americans seem to prefer their own security to avoiding serious discomfort to suspected terrorists
The State Dept.’s anti-settlement policy will be around forever because so will settlements.
By Rachel Levy
Was Ziad Abu Ein's riot death a true "martyrdom" for the cause of so-called PA Arab "resistance"?
Kerry wants to hear Netanyahu has to say about borders for the PA as defined by France and the United Nations.